Accompanied by her husband Prince Philip the Queen wipes away a tear during the formal decommissioning of the Royal yacht Britannia at Portsmouth harbour, December 11, 1997. The Royal family bade an emotional farewell to the craft, which served almost 44 years, as it was paid off into retirement. REUTERS

Reuters UKWhen the Queen came to the British throne more than six decades ago, her first prime minister was Winston Churchill, a man who had served in the army of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.By

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A commemorative badge is seen on the steam locomotive 'Union of South Africa' as it waits for Britain's Queen Elizabeth at Edinburgh Waverley Station in Scotland, Britain September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth talks with Senate Speaker Noel Kinsella after unveiling a stain glass window at Rideau Hall in Ottawa June 30, 2010. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are on a royal tour of Canada from June 28 to July 6. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Prince Philip, unveils a plaque at Waverley Station as she officially opens the Scottish Borders Railway in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Millgan

Queen Elizabeth pats former Grand National favourite Teaforthree, during her visit to Cotts Equine Hospital in Narberth, Wales April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II rides her horse in the grounds of Windsor Castle in April 2002. REUTERS

The Queen puts her hand out to Harlequin, a horse she gave to The Kings Troop, during a visit to The Kings's Troop at Woolwich Barracks in southeast London May 31, 2013. REUTERS/Paul Grover/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth (front L) reacts with John Warren (front R), her racing adviser and bloodstock manager, as she watches her horse Estimate win the Gold Cup during ladies day at the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England, June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Britain's Queen Elizabeth (front L) reacts with John Warren (front R), her racing adviser and bloodstock manager, as she watches her horse Estimate win the Gold Cup during ladies day at the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England, June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

The Queen (C) riding her horse with Princess Anne (L) and a groom in the grounds of Windsor Castle, April 1, 2002. REUTERS/Darren Staples

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Lyra Crew aged two waits for Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to arrive at Tweedbank Station in Scotland, Britain September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth sits aboard a train drawn by a steam locomotive at Edinburgh Waverley Station in Scotland, Britain September 9, 2015. Queen Elizabeth who ascended the throne aged just 25 as her exhausted country struggled to recover from the ravages of World War Two, made history on Wednesday when she became Britain's longest-reigning monarch. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after arriving with Prince Philip (R) at Edinburgh Waverley Station, before boarding a train drawn by a steam locomotive to travel along the Scottish Borders Railway in Scotland, Britain September 9, 2015.. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives at Newtongrange railway station, in Scotland, September 9, 2015. Queen Elizabeth officialy opened the new Scottish Borders Railway on the day she became Britain's longest reigning monarch. REUTERS/Andrew Milligan

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